I find myself in the weird mood of looking back but still very much aware of the present. In a way I could come to the conclusion that I am looking back because it’s easier than going forward right now. There is alot going on and I find myself thinking about my daycare days. Before my current job I was in a mentor/teacher position, and interacted with tons of kids from different ages groups, but many had similar backgrounds to each other.
Before I parted ways with that life a handful of my kids, as I tend to refer to them, were huge into Minecraft. Those that know, know; If you don’t know look it up. So they wanted me to play with them, but I never did. I had other interests, hobbies, and stuff to keep me busy. Now I regret it. I recently started playing to bond with friends and because it’s similar in some aspects to games I play now (open world survival) and really enjoy because it takes me out of the here and now to an existence that is not my usual. I have really become immersed in this pixelated little world, and I’m not the only adult that has found peace within it’s sometimes stressful walls. I say all that to say, sometimes the universe brings us things because they may benefit us. Don’t turn something down without giving it a little research, especially if it is harmless and something related to things that already have a positive place in your heart.
If you are a parent, play a game with your kid, learn about what they love and why. My mom and aunt taught me phase ten, then I played it decades later with these same kids. There is a wisdom with kids that we forget as adults and we shouldn’t.
This will be an intro into what will be an offshoot for the blog called simply “Daycare Days,” so I guess this is episode zero. It will be about the stories, interactions and lessons I learned from co-workers, kids, families, and what it meant to be a mentor. Hopefully you will continue to reflect with me as I intertwined other aspects of myself into this blog.
Later days
Owl
The World Through My Eyes 